PRODUCTS & SYSTEMS

EXPACE develops products and systems for the Defense and Security sector, a sector that demands reliable technology for troops’ security and protection, and specific systems for the Mining Industry and other critical infrastructure that require high standars of safety and security conditions.

DEFENSE & SECURITY

Unmanned Forward Observer

DISCRETION, EASY DEPLOYMENT & NO RUNAWAY REQUIREMENTS

SHEPHERD-MIL is the EXPACE RPAs solution for ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) and Target adquisition missions.

It is an autonomous aerial reconnaissance device in the shape of a bird and silent, which incorporates two day/night cameras and allows automatic takeoff and landing, as well as navigation guided by “waypoints”.

KEY BENEFITS

Extreme discretion.

Easy take-off and landing.

Part of complete indirect fire solution.

TOP FEATURES

Bird-Shaped camouflage.

Silent and unobtrusive.

Easy Operation and Maintenance.

Hand launched.

Automatic take-off and landing.

Automatic navigation (flight plan).

“Come back home” function.

No runaways required.

Waterproof.

Real time video.

EXTREME DISCRETION

The SHEPHERD-MIL, which is designed to look as a bird, is also propelled by a 24V DC motor in order to provide an extremely silent solution. Thanks to the combination of those features, the SHEPHERD-MIL can get closer to the objectives to perform ISR and target acquisition missions without being recognized.On top of this the SHEPHERD-MIL can reproduce the birds’ circular flights to give a natural touch to its flight.

EASY TAKE-OFF AND LANDING

The SHEPHERD-MIL is a hand launched UAV that needs less than 6 minutes to be deployed. In addition, this UAV can land on any field, no runways are required!

PART OF A COMPLETE INDIRECT FIRE SOLUTION

It can be directly integrated to TECHFIRE, EXPACE’s fire support system for target acquisition functions.

WE MAKE IT SIMPLE

The SHEPHERD-MIL is designed to be simple and easy to use. The user friendly ground station interface will make it intuitive and easy to use. Furthermore, the SHEPHERD-MIL allows automatic navigation and come back home functions.

OTHER APPLICATIONS

Its flying capacity, camouflage, together with the possibility of equipping it with cameras and geo-location software, allows the application of SHEPHERD-MIL in control and security missions.It is a perfect system for land and maritime border controls and others as anti-drug operations.

Fire Support Information System

TECHFIRE is a fire support information system for mortars and artillery howitzers that automates and accelerates all the tasks related to the direct or indirect fire, in a single gun or in aunit, allowing increased precision and control over supporting fire processes.

Improves precision and provides different ballistic solutions for mortar and artillery units. It is compatible with all available communications systems, data management systems and laser rangefinders.

Through its interactive, user-friendly graphical user interface, is a system which enables operators to deal with all kinds of fire control process data. The system offers a wide range of applications that allows users to exchange a great variety of operational information and orders.

Its GIS visual interface, is useful tominimize collateral damage, to improve coordination and to accelerate and facilitate the decision making process; enabling the rapid dissemination of orders among units.

TECHFIRE has been specifically designed for exchange of digital information among its main components and subsystems: Platoon Commander Computer (PCC),Ballistic Computers (BC/BCe) and Forward Observer Computer (FOC).

MODULES

PCC: Platoon Comander Computer:Module for Fire Support Coordinator. Controls, coordinates and commands the Fire Units, the Forward Observers and the Targets.

FOC: Forward Observer Computer:Module for Forward Observers. Define, locates, and broadcast targets and point of impacts. It does firing corrections.

TECHFIRE is a HW independent solution

TECHFIRE SW Modules can run on different HW Platforms (Computers). Depending on the Techfire SW Module (BC/BCe, FOC or PCC) and the customer doctrineEXPACE offers suitable military rugged computers (handheld tablets PC or laptops).

Electronic Aiming Solution for Mortar Systems

eCOMPAX is an electronic aiming device to provide firing aiming data (orientation and elevation) to mortars.

The device is anchored to the mortar with a NATO standard mounting dovetail and combines technologies of inertial sensors with optical image tracking, resulting in a robust and reliable 3DOF orientation. Similar in size and weight to a standard sight unit.

The software helps the mortar operator to aim the mortar, advising on turning the elevation and orientation cranks, regardless the use of the levelling crank. Moreover, it implements all necessary functionalities to perform aiming, either in a stand alone mode (on its own tablet) or integrated into a FCS computer. In only 30 seconds is ready for firing and reduces the after-firing adjustment in less than 5 seconds. It needs few maintenance operations: only calibration and collimation.

OPERATING PROCESS

North-Finding during the initialization phase (10 second).

Mounting on the bipod of mortar.

Entering target data (keyboard or from FCS).

Using the graphical scheme that represent the bipod elements, the user is guide to adjust the mortar to the correct aiming direction. Four lighting arrows and a bullseye helps the target acquisition. When mortar reach the correct orientation and elevation, a green light inform the operator.

Maintenance and Mortarcrew Safety Solution for Mortar Systems

M-COUNTER is an electronic device designed to increase the safety and ease the maintenance tasks of mortar systems, by automatically recording each shot performed by the weapon.

The system records the number, date and time of the shots performed. This information is crucial to adequate the maintenance plan for each mortar through its life cycle.

The device is attached to the mortar at chamber zone without affecting the normal use. Its maintenance is minimum and does not need any battery to perform the count avoiding missing shot counts due to empty battery issues.

All these characteristics makes the M-COUNTER an accurate and trustable solution for the mortar systems logistics.

SOFTWARE MAIN FUNCTIONS

Check last maintenance operations, dates, usage and time between operations.

Check data from the usage such as time and date of shots fired by the mortar, shot frequency and shot statistics.

Receive manufacturer recommendations for spare parts or shelf-life of different elements.

Get a full report of the mortar usage with all the data available (shots sorted by time and date, frequency of usage, maintenance operationsexecuted, etc).

M-COUNTER TEMPERATURE ALARM

M-COUNTER has the possibility to add an external temperature alarm. This gadget will increase the safety of the mortar systems and mortar crew specially with high fire cadences.

The alarm adds a light signal when the tube reaches a temperature that makes it unsafe to fire. The alarm will switch off when the mortar cannon temperature is low enough to fire safely.

This gadget is day visible and it is easily mounted.

MINING & CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES

Avian Control System for critical infrastructures

AN INNOVATIVE SYSTEM FOR BIRD STRIKE HAZARD PREVENTION AT AIRPORTS

SHEPHERD is a UAV which imitates the silhouette of a bird of prey (typically a Goshawk or an Eagle). Its circling, attack and reconnaissance movements cause the birds to leave the areas where they cause problems. Due to their silhouette, the birds never get used to its presence and they always react in the same way: THEY FLEE.

This characteristic makes it an ingenious, unique and practical system for controlling birds. This innovative technology provides new capacities beyond the limits of a radio-controlled airplane. By mixing the latest advances in the technology of composites and avionics, we offer a system which solves an important worldwide need “Bird Strike Avoidance System”.

Respecting the airport’s security and following the recommendations of the ornithological technical committee, the SHEPHERD is a system which is always under control and it can be used within the airport’s security protocols.

It is an autonomous aerial reconnaissance device in the shape of a bird and silent, which incorporates two day/night cameras and allows automatic takeoff and landing, as well as navigation guided by “waypoints”.

SUBSTITUTING THE FALCONRY

The SHEPHERD represents an effective solution against birds without the problems associated with falconry. It does not need to sleep, does not stop working in the breeding or moulting season, does not need facilities and is always available for work. Moreveover, SHEPHERD’s design respects the environment.

The device can also be integrated with other systems, such as an avian radar, it differing from traditional falconry and from the caprices of animals, autonomously achieving a rapid and precise intervention when necessary.

THE SECRET OF SUCCESS

The success of SHEPHERD is based on a scientific study about the bird´s inborn mechanism of scape against a threat. (Shumyatsky, Kandel et coll. 2006; “the stathmina gene”).

AREAS OF ACTIVITY

Drone Technology for Mining Applications Quad-copter RPAS

X-COPTER is an automatic aerial reconnaissance quadcopter, which allows automatic take-off and landing, as well as –navigation guided by “waypoints”.

It has the possibility of being equipped with a variety of paypolads: Day/night EO cameras, thermal sensor, IR camera, photogrametry camera and hardware for triggering, AGC, exposure, aperture, focus and zoom, internal storage.

It is a perfect system for mining applications, surveillance, inspection missions, disaster monitoring, search and rescue, for photogrametry, 2D mosaics and topography.

X-COPTER can fly in almost any weather conditions, under rainy, snowy and windy days.

DEFENSE & SECURITY

Unmanned Forward Observer

DISCRETION, EASY DEPLOYMENT & NO RUNAWAY REQUIREMENTS

SHEPHERD-MIL is the EXPACE RPAs solution for ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) and Target adquisition missions.

It is an autonomous aerial reconnaissance device in the shape of a bird and silent, which incorporates two day/night cameras and allows automatic takeoff and landing, as well as navigation guided by “waypoints”.

KEY BENEFITS

Extreme discretion.

Easy take-off and landing.

Part of complete indirect fire solution.

TOP FEATURES

Bird-Shaped camouflage.

Silent and unobtrusive.

Easy Operation and Maintenance.

Hand launched.

Automatic take-off and landing.

Automatic navigation (flight plan).

“Come back home” function.

No runaways required.

Waterproof.

Real time video.

EXTREME DISCRETION

The SHEPHERD-MIL, which is designed to look as a bird, is also propelled by a 24V DC motor in order to provide an extremely silent solution.

Thanks to the combination of those features, the SHEPHERD-MIL can get closer to the objectives to perform ISR and target acquisition missions without being recognized.

On top of this the SHEPHERD-MIL can reproduce the birds’ circular flights to give a natural touch to its flight.

EASY TAKE-OFF AND LANDING

The SHEPHERD-MIL is a hand launched UAV that needs less than 6 minutes to be deployed. In addition, this UAV can land on any field, no runways are required!

PART OF A COMPLETE INDIRECT FIRE SOLUTION

It can be directly integrated to TECHFIRE, EXPACE’s fire support system for target acquisition functions.

WE MAKE IT SIMPLE

The SHEPHERD-MIL is designed to be simple and easy to use. The user friendly ground station interface will make it intuitive and easy to use.

Furthermore, the SHEPHERD-MIL allows automatic navigation and come back home functions.

OTHER APPLICATIONS

Its flying capacity, camouflage, together with the possibility of equipping it with cameras and geo-location software, allows the application of SHEPHERD-MIL in control and security missions.

It is a perfect system for land and maritime border controls and others as anti-drug operations.

Fire Support Information System

TECHFIRE is a fire support information system for mortars and artillery howitzers that automates and accelerates all the tasks related to the direct or indirect fire, in a single gun or in aunit, allowing increased precision and control over supporting fire processes.

Improves precision and provides different ballistic solutions for mortar and artillery units.

It is compatible with all available communications systems, data management systems and laser rangefinders.

Through its interactive, user-friendly graphical user interface, is a system which enables operators to deal with all kinds of fire control process data.

The system offers a wide range of applications that allows users to exchange a great variety of operational information and orders.

Its GIS visual interface, is useful to
minimize collateral damage, to improve coordination and to accelerate and facilitate the decision making process; enabling the rapid dissemination of orders among units.

TECHFIRE has been specifically designed for exchange of digital information among its main components and subsystems: Platoon Commander Computer (PCC),
Ballistic Computers (BC/BCe) and Forward Observer Computer (FOC).

MODULES

PCC: Platoon Comander Computer:
Module for Fire Support Coordinator.
Controls, coordinates and commands the Fire
Units, the Forward Observers and the Targets.

FOC: Forward Observer Computer:
Module for Forward Observers. Define, locates,
and broadcast targets and point of impacts.
It does firing corrections.

TECHFIRE is a HW independent solution

TECHFIRE SWModules can run on different HW Platforms (Computers). Depending on the Techfire SW Module (BC/BCe, FOC or PCC) and the customer doctrine EXPACE offers suitable military rugged computers (handheld tablets PC or laptops).

Electronic Aiming Solution for Mortar Systems

e-COMPAX is an electronic aiming device to provide firing aiming data (orientation and elevation) to mortars.

The device is anchored to the mortar with a NATO standard mounting dovetail and combines technologies of inertial sensors with optical image tracking, resulting in a robust and reliable 3DOF orientation. Similar in size and weight to a standard sight unit.

Maintenance and Mortarcrew Safety Solution for Mortar Systems

M-COUNTER is an electronic device designed to increase the safety and ease the maintenance tasks of mortar systems, by automatically recording each shot performed by the weapon.

The system records the number, date and time of the shots performed. This information is crucial to adequate the maintenance plan for each mortar through its life cycle.

The device is attached to the mortar at chamber zone without affecting the normal use. Its maintenance is minimum and does not need any battery to perform the count avoiding missing shot counts due to empty battery issues.

All these characteristics makes the M-COUNTER an accurate and trustable solution for the mortar systems logistics.

OPERATION

Mount the device on the mortar cannon.

Operate the mortar as usual.

Connect the device to a multiplatform software to check the mortar maintenance data.

M-COUNTER TEMPERATURE ALARM

M-COUNTER has the possibility to add an external temperature alarm. This gadget will increase the safety of the mortar systems and mortar crew specially with high fire cadences.

The alarm adds a light signal when the tube reaches a temperature that makes it unsafe to fire. It will switch off when the mortar cannon temperature is low enough to fire safely.

MINING & INFRASTRUCTURES

Avian Control System

AN INNOVATIVE SYSTEM FOR BIRD STRIKE HAZARD PREVENTION AT AIRPORTS

SHEPHERD is a UAV which imitates the silhouette of a bird of prey (typically a Goshawk or an Eagle).

Its circling, attack and reconnaissance movements cause the birds to leave the areas where they cause problems.

Due to their silhouette, the birds never get used to its presence and they always react in the same way: THEY FLEE.

This characteristic makes it an ingenious, unique and practical system for controlling birds.

This innovative technology provides new capacities beyond the limits of a radio-controlled airplane.

By mixing the latest advances in the technology of composites and avionics, we offer a system which solves an important worldwide need “Bird Strike Avoidance System”.

Respecting the airport’s security and following the recommendations of the ornithological technical committee, the SHEPHERD is a system which is always under control and it can be used within the airport’s security protocols.

SUBSTITUTING THE FALCONRY

The SHEPHERD represents an effective solution against birds without the problems associated with falconry.

It does not need to sleep, does not stop working in the breeding or moulting season, does not need facilities and is always available for work. Moreveover, SHEPHERD’s design respects the environment.

The device can also be integrated with other systems, such as an avian radar, it differing from traditional falconry and from the caprices of animals, autonomously achieving a rapid and precise intervention when necessary.

THE SECRET OF SUCCESS

The success of SHEPHERD is based on a scientific study about the bird´s inborn mechanism of scape against a threat. (Shumyatsky, Kandel et coll. 2006; “the stathmina gene”).

AREAS OF ACTIVITY

Drone Technology for Mining Applications Quad-copter RPAS

X-COPTER is an automatic aerial reconnaissance quadcopter, which allows automatic take-off and landing, as well as navigation guided by “waypoints”.

It has the possibility of being equipped with a variety of paypolads: Day/night EO cameras, thermal sensor, IR camera, photogrametry camera and hardware for triggering, AGC, exposure, aperture, focus and zoom, internal storage.

It is a perfect system for mining applications, surveillance, inspection missions, disaster monitoring, search and rescue, for photogrametry, 2D mosaics and topography.

X-COPTER can fly in almost any weather conditions, under rainy, snowy and windy days.

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